The Man with the Child in His Eyes

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"The Man with the Child in His Eyes" is a haunting, piano-led ballad by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush, celebrated for its mature lyrics written when she was a teenager and for helping establish her as a distinctive voice in art-pop.

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instanceOf single
song
artist Kate Bush NERFINISHED
awarded IVOR Novello Award for Outstanding British Lyric NERFINISHED
Bside Moving NERFINISHED
chartPositionUKSingles 6
top 10
composer Kate Bush NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception highly acclaimed
firstLiveTour The Tour of Life NERFINISHED
followedBySingle Hammer Horror NERFINISHED
genre art pop
ballad
baroque pop
piano ballad
hasCoverArt The Man with the Child in His Eyes single cover
hasInstrumentation orchestral arrangement
piano
hasLength approximately 2:40
hasLivePerformances yes
hasMusicVideo yes
includedInAlbum The Kick Inside NERFINISHED
isPartOf Kate Bush discography NERFINISHED
key E minor
language English
lyricTheme emotional maturity
idealized male figure
romantic relationship
notableFor helping establish Kate Bush as a distinctive art-pop artist
mature lyrics written during Kate Bush's teenage years
performer Kate Bush NERFINISHED
precededBySingle Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED
producer Andrew Powell NERFINISHED
David Gilmour NERFINISHED
publisher EMI Music Publishing NERFINISHED
recordingDate 1975
recordLabel EMI Records NERFINISHED
releaseCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1978
releaseType single from album
side A-side
tempo slow
timeSignature 4/4
vocalStyle soprano
writer Kate Bush NERFINISHED
yearOfAward 1979

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Kate Bush notableWork The Man with the Child in His Eyes